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Category Archives: Elections

May 13, 2024

“Investing puts money to work. The only reason to save money is to invest it” Grant Cardone   I hope you all had a nice Mother’s Day, as my mother often reminded me, (after she insisted, I make my bed, which I still do to this day.) The love and sacrifice of parents make your […]

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May 6, 2024

“I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.”  Warren Buffett   Well, last week gave us quite a ride, anticipation for the Federal Reserve and the inflation numbers moved the market midweek and recovered nicely by Friday. Here are the […]

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February 19, 2024

“These are the times that try men’s souls” Thomas Paine (the author of Common Sense (is there any these days?) Happy Presidents Day! What a week, Mayorkas impeached, Trump loses his New York predetermined bench trial, and his company is ordered to pay $355 million for a victimless crime, Fani Willis Georgia RICO case has […]

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January 29, 2024

“Far more money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than lost in the corrections themselves.”   Peter Lynch   With that said, here are the numbers from last week: The S&P 500 rose .77%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added .50%, the Nasdaq was up .40%. Internationally, in the UK, the FTSE […]

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A Historic Week…

Well last week proved historic and very interesting or aggravating depending on your political opinions. On thing is for sure: there will be plenty of distractions with both sides of the political spectrum displaying their appetite for criminal investigations. Welcome to “Politics Latin American style.” First, the numbers. Last week all the major averages inched […]

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Stocks soar on better-than-expected inflation data, S&P 500 up 5.9%

In investing, you get what you don’t pay for. Costs matter. So intelligent investors will use low-cost index funds to build a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, and they will stay the course. And they won’t be foolish to think that they can consistently outsmart the market. – John Bogle The biggest rallies in […]

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Hawkish comments by Fed Chairman Powell sink stocks

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute. – William Feather, was an American publisher and author As expected, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds interest rate by 0.75 of a percentage point last week, but it was […]

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S&P 500 gains nearly 2% for the week, bodes well for 2021

Over the short-term, however, the fundamentals are often overwhelmed by the deafening noises of speculation – the price at which the stock market values each dollar of earnings. – John Bogle Despite several events last week that under normal circumstances would have caused the stock market to trade lower, just the opposite happened as all […]

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Dow, S&P 500 end year at record highs as Trump signs stimulus bill

A 10% decline in the market is fairly common – it happens about once a year. Investors who realize this are less likely to sell in a panic, and more likely to remain invested, benefitting from the wealth-building power of stocks. – Christopher Davis The major stock averages ended an otherwise dismal year on a […]

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Despite election uncertainty, S&P 500 Index surges over 7%

Investing isn’t about beating others at their game. It’s about controlling yourself at your own game. – Benjamin Graham Following the worst week for the major stock market averages since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, conventional wisdom believed that with the presidential election last week, volatility would return with a vengeance. Although […]

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